Labour steps up criticism of ‘intolerable’ killings in Gaza

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy slams Israeli death and destruction' and urges UK travel ban on violent settlers

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The Labour party today delivers its strongest criticism of Israel over its attacks on Palestinians, describing the death and destruction in Gaza over the past two months as intolerable" and attacking two far-right Israeli cabinet ministers for totally unacceptable" support of illegal settlements in the West Bank.

In a sharp change of tone, David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, with the full backing of party leader Keir Starmer, attacks the Israeli authorities for turning a blind eye" to violence by settlers in the West Bank, which has forcibly displaced" more than 1,000 Palestinians from their homes since the attacks on Israel by Hamas on 7 October.